Mumbai, India · Director · Choreographer · Editor
Working across Advertising, Music videos, Feature films and Live events since 2016.
Since 2016
Rishikesh Nalawade is a Choreographer, Director, and Editor working in the Indian entertainment and advertising industry. Having started dancing at the age of five, he developed a deep understanding of movement, rhythm, and visual storytelling. A vocabulary that now spans feature films, advertising films, music videos, live events, and branded content.
Worked alongside some of the biggest names in the industry.
Selected Work
As Choreographer
OPPO — ft. Siddhant Chaturvedi, Jackie Shroff, Babil Khan, Gauri Khan, Sharvari Wagh & Harshvardhan Kapoor
As Assistant Choreographer / Assistant Director / Dance Assistant
As Choreographer
Chief Assistant Director & Assistant Choreographer
As Assistant Choreographer
A — AI Creation
B — Editing & Post Supervisor
Concerts & Live Events
Brand Portfolio
The brand is rarely the reason for the call — it's the artist attached to it. These are the campaigns that came with the names above.
The Story
Chapter 01
It started at five years old. Before any camera or any set, movement and music was the language. That early love and training built a deep understanding of rhythm and physicality that became the foundation for everything that followed. Visual storytelling was a byproduct of the experience down the road.
Chapter 02
Since 2016, working across feature films, advertising films, music videos, live events, and branded content. From Hrithik's precision to Ranveer's explosive energy, from Raftaar's hip-hop roots to A.R. Rahman's compositions. Each collaborator demanded a different vocabulary of movement, but the same core truth: a body in space is a narrative instrument.
Chapter 03
Choreography taught visual sequences and blocking. Editing taught pacing with rhythm. Directing is where it all converges — where a dancer's movement becomes a narrative beat, where a crowd of thousands becomes a single breathing character, and where post-production turns raw footage into Story.
Now
Currently touring with Darshan Raval and Aditya Rikhari. New stage, new visuals but the work continues.
⭐ IMDb — nm11850056How It Works
Send the project, the artist or talent involved, timeline, and budget range over WhatsApp or email. Most replies come within a day.
A short call to align on references, choreography style, shoot dates, and crew requirements before anything is locked.
On-set direction or choreography, followed by edit and post supervision through to final delivery.
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